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List of works by Maria João Valente

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Khat and synthetic cathinones: a review

scientific article published on 08 December 2013

Biological activities of Portuguese propolis: protection against free radical-induced erythrocyte damage and inhibition of human renal cancer cell growth in vitro.

scientific article published on 8 October 2010

Raising awareness of new psychoactive substances: chemical analysis and in vitro toxicity screening of 'legal high' packages containing synthetic cathinones.

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3,4-Methylenedioxypyrovalerone (MDPV): in vitro mechanisms of hepatotoxicity under normothermic and hyperthermic conditions.

scientific article published on 16 December 2015

Cocaine-induced kidney toxicity: an in vitro study using primary cultured human proximal tubular epithelial cells

scientific article published on 8 October 2011

A rapid and simple procedure for the establishment of human normal and cancer renal primary cell cultures from surgical specimens.

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Neurotoxicity of β-Keto Amphetamines: Deathly Mechanisms Elicited by Methylone and MDPV in Human Dopaminergic SH-SY5Y Cells.

scientific article published on 9 January 2017

Editor's Highlight: Characterization of Hepatotoxicity Mechanisms Triggered by Designer Cathinone Drugs (β-Keto Amphetamines).

scientific article published on 2 June 2016

Methylone and MDPV activate autophagy in human dopaminergic SH-SY5Y cells: a new insight into the context of β-keto amphetamines-related neurotoxicity.

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Impaired resolution of inflammation in human chronic heart failure

scientific article published on 22 April 2014

Chiral enantioresolution of cathinone derivatives present in "legal highs", and enantioselectivity evaluation on cytotoxicity of 3,4-methylenedioxypyrovalerone (MDPV)

scientific article published on 13 June 2016

Hepatotoxicity of piperazine designer drugs: Comparison of different in vitro models

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Development of Blood-Brain Barrier Permeable Nitrocatechol-Based Catechol O-Methyltransferase Inhibitors with Reduced Potential for Hepatotoxicity

scientific article published on 27 July 2016

Development and validation of a gas chromatography/ion trap-mass spectrometry method for simultaneous quantification of cocaine and its metabolites benzoylecgonine and norcocaine: application to the study of cocaine metabolism in human primary cultu

scientific article published on 19 October 2010

The Protective Role of Adiponectin for Lipoproteins in End-Stage Renal Disease Patients: Relationship with Diabetes and Body Mass Index

scientific article published on 18 February 2019

Long Pentraxin 3 as a Broader Biomarker for Multiple Risk Factors in End-Stage Renal Disease: Association with All-Cause Mortality

scientific article published on 16 June 2019

Further insights into chemical characterization through GC–MS and evaluation for anticancer potential of Dracaena draco leaf and fruit extracts

scientific article published on 20 March 2012

The new psychoactive substance 3-methylmethcathinone (3-MMC or metaphedrone) induces oxidative stress, apoptosis, and autophagy in primary rat hepatocytes at human-relevant concentrations

scientific article published on 29 August 2019

Emerging club drugs: 5-(2-aminopropyl)benzofuran (5-APB) is more toxic than its isomer 6-(2-aminopropyl)benzofuran (6-APB) in hepatocyte cellular models

scientific article published on 14 December 2019

Hepcidin and diabetes are independently related with soluble transferrin receptor levels in chronic dialysis patients

scientific article published on 01 November 2019

In vitro hepatotoxicity of 'Legal X': the combination of 1-benzylpiperazine (BZP) and 1-(m-trifluoromethylphenyl)piperazine (TFMPP) triggers oxidative stress, mitochondrial impairment and apoptosis.

scientific article published on 29 June 2016